306328 (v.1) Introduction to Nursing Perspectives on International Health 205

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Area:	School of Nursing and Midwifery
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Globalisation and international health. Socio-economic environmental influences in international health. Impact of global health issues on local health and nursing practice. Primary health care and nursing. International and national health policy. Change theory in nursing. Principles and practice of health promotion in nursing and models of health promotion applied to nursing.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit students will have - Examined globalisation and its impact on international health from a nursing perspective. Identified socio-environmental factors that influence international health. Examined how globalisation, international health and public policy influence local health and nursing practice. Explained the principles and practice of primary health care and determined the role of nursing in primary health care. Explored the principles and practice of health promotion and the role of the nurse in international health. Critically examined nursing's application of primary health care principles in promoting community health.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Bushy, A. (1992). 'Cultural Considerations for Primary Health Care: Where Do Self-Care and Folk Medicine Fit?', Holistic Nursing Practice, 6, 3, 10-18. Helman, C.G. (1994). Culture, Health and Illness. 3rd ed. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford. Leininger, M.M. (1992). 'Self-care ideology and cultural incongruities: Some critical issues', Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 4, 1, 2-4. Murray, C. and Lopez, A. (1997). 'Mortality by cause for eight regions of the world: Global Burden of Disease Study', The Lancet, 349 (May 3), 1269-1276. Murray, C. and Lopez, A. (1997). 'Global Mortality, Disability, and the Contribution of Risk Factors: Global Burden of Disease Study', The Lancet, 349 (May 17), 1436-1442. World Health Organisation. (1997). The Jakarta Declaration on health promotion into the 21st Century. Geneva: WHO.
Unit Texts:	Basch, P.F. (1999). Textbook of International Health. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, New York. McMurray, A. (1999). Community Health and Wellness: A Socioecological Approach. Mosby, Sydney.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Case study 40%, Seminar presentation and report 60%. This is by grade/mark assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Pantai Coll Nursing Malaysia Semester 1 Y